（二十九）【2019 • 浙江省绍兴市】

    A video showing a 12-year-old boy from Moche, Peru, doing his homework on the sidewalk, under a streetlight, has been watched several million times on Facebook after being     1     by local police.
    Staff at the Moche police station first     2     Victor Martin late last month, while checking security cameras(监控摄像). They found a young boy sitting on the sidewalk by     3     at night. At first, they thought he was doing something bad, but later they realized he was     4     writing something in his notebook, taking advantage of the streetlight overhead. Moved by the boy’s     5    , the police shared the video on Facebook.
    At the time of this writing, Victor’s heartwarming and     6     heartbreaking story has spread all around the world. Local TV station     7    to find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home.
    It turns out that the 12-year-old’s family is so     8     that they couldn’t pay for electricity(电), so they just depended on a    9    during the night. Unluckily, Victor Martin could     10     finish his homework before the sun went down, and recently he couldn’t     11     the weak candlelight any more.
    "One day, my son said     12     I continue with the candle, I will be crazy! I’d better go outside to finish my homework, "Rosa Angulo Cordoba told Panamericana TV. She     13     that Victor’s neck would often become hard to move because of tilting(倾斜) his head to let the candlelight through.
Victor’s mother said that although he    14     housework and takes care of the family sheep every day, the sixth grader takes     15     very seriously and gets good grades.
1. A. shared B. taken C. discussed D. praised
2. A. met B. interviewed C. noticed D. caught
3. A. itself B. yourself C. myself D. himself
4. A. shyly B. actually C. carelessly D. certainly
5. A. wish B. plan C. spirit D. hobby
6. A. by the way B. at least C. at the same time D. in the end
7. A. managed B. stopped C. promised D. refused
8. A. traditional B. popular C. special D. poor
9. A. flash B. candle C. camera D. fire
10. A. seldom B. even C. only D. still
11. A. change B. stand C. enjoy D. protect
12. A. Although B. Because C. If D. Until
13. A. added B. warned C. hoped D. lied
14. A. puts off B. worries about C. gives up D. helps with
15. A. health B. school C. friendship D. safety
【文章大意】本文通过一段视频来介绍一个来自秘鲁莫切的名叫维克多·马丁的12岁男孩在街灯下的人行道上做作业，在当地警方分享后，在Facebook上被观看了数百万次。从而他的感人和心碎的故事同时也传遍了全世界。